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2,426 schools and 44,142 nonprofits in Massachusetts. Counts of records, not rates.
Schools
2,426
about 1,016,092 pupils - 2% of the United States
Nonprofits
44,142
$312.9bn combined reported income - 2% of the United States
By registered addressCounts organisations by registered address, not where they work. Head offices and trustees inflate some areas.
Hospitals and health bodies
159
with boards on file

What stands out about this place?

Findings where this place differs most from the United States, with the evidence behind each one. A difference is not a verdict: it is a prompt to look closer.

People and organisationsHigh confidence

Lower share of "Religion-Related"

9.1% of the nonprofits here with a recorded purpose are in this group, compared with 15% across the United States (3,005 of 32,988 here).

9.1% Massachusetts15% United States
How do we know this?
Method
Share of nonprofits in this group, counted from the register by registered address, compared with the national share. A difference of at least three percentage points and a ratio of 1.35 or more is needed to show.
Limitations
  • Counts are by registered address, which is often a head office or a trustee, not where the work happens.
  • No population figures are held, so these are shares of organisations, not rates per person.
  • Purpose labels are those given by each national register and are not identical across countries.
People and organisationsHigh confidence

Higher share of "Arts, Culture & Humanities"

12% of the nonprofits here with a recorded purpose are in this group, compared with 8.5% across the United States (3,831 of 32,988 here).

12% Massachusetts8.5% United States
How do we know this?
Method
Share of nonprofits in this group, counted from the register by registered address, compared with the national share. A difference of at least three percentage points and a ratio of 1.35 or more is needed to show.
Limitations
  • Counts are by registered address, which is often a head office or a trustee, not where the work happens.
  • No population figures are held, so these are shares of organisations, not rates per person.
  • Purpose labels are those given by each national register and are not identical across countries.
People and organisationsHigh confidence

Higher share of organisations in the "Under 100k" size band

24% of the nonprofits here with a recorded income are in this group, compared with 17% across the United States (7,930 of 33,378 here).

24% Massachusetts17% United States
How do we know this?
Method
Share of nonprofits in this group, counted from the register by registered address, compared with the national share. A difference of at least three percentage points and a ratio of 1.35 or more is needed to show.
Limitations
  • Counts are by registered address, which is often a head office or a trustee, not where the work happens.
  • No population figures are held, so these are shares of organisations, not rates per person.
  • Size bands use the latest income on file where we hold it.

Education

2,426 schools with about 1,016,092 pupils. NCES Common Core of Data (public schools). Pupil numbers and school types, never league tables.

Primary1,332
High470
Other309
Middle294
Combined21

Largest schools by pupil numbers

Brockton HighHigh - Brockton3,598 pupils
Lawrence High SchoolHigh - Lawrence3,453 pupils
Lowell HighHigh - Lowell3,446 pupils
TEC Connections Academy Commonwealth Virtual SchoolEast Walpole2,969 pupils
New Bedford HighHigh - New Bedford2,878 pupils
Taunton HighHigh - Taunton2,877 pupils
B M C Durfee HighHigh - Fall River2,642 pupils
Framingham High SchoolHigh - Framingham2,534 pupils
Boston Latin SchoolHigh - Boston2,424 pupils
Lexington HighHigh - Lexington2,405 pupils

People and organisations

iShare of nonprofits here, with the share across the United States after "vs". Only organisations with a recorded purpose are counted (32,988 of 44,142).Largest here (largest first by latest reported income)

44,142 nonprofits are registered here. Source: IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File and the Form 990 data already on this site.

Education16% vs 13%
Arts, Culture & Humanities12% vs 8.5%
Human Services9.4% vs 11%
Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations9.2% vs 7.5%
Religion-Related9.1% vs 15%
Recreation & Sports9.1% vs 8.2%
Community Improvement & Capacity Building4.7% vs 5.2%
Health Care3.7% vs 3.3%

By size

Under 100k7,930
100k to 1m8,573
1m to 10m3,923
Over 10m1,547
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundCommunity Improvement & Capacity Building - Boston$55.4bn
Mass General Brigham Incorporated and Affiliates Group RtnHealth Care - Somerville$24.9bn
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyEducation - Cambridge$15.1bn
Boston Medical Center Health Plan IncHealth Care - Charlestown$7.1bn
President and Fellows of Harvard CollegeEducation - Cambridge$7bn
Harvard Management Private Equity CorporationEducation - Boston$5.7bn
Umass Memorial Health Care IncHealth Care - Worcester$4.6bn
Boston College TrusteesEducation - Chestnut Hill$4.2bn
Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteMedical Research - Boston$3.9bn
Childrens Hospital CorporationHealth Care - Boston$3.9bn
Trustees of Tufts CollegeEducation - Medford$3.5bn
Boston Medical Center CorporationHealth Care - Boston$3.5bn

County or equivalent areas in Massachusetts

The 14 by number of nonprofits.

Middlesex11,023 nonprofitsSuffolk6,931 nonprofitsNorfolk4,434 nonprofitsWorcester4,349 nonprofitsEssex4,333 nonprofitsPlymouth2,870 nonprofitsBristol2,424 nonprofitsHampden2,215 nonprofitsBarnstable1,940 nonprofitsHampshire1,266 nonprofitsBerkshire1,235 nonprofitsFranklin603 nonprofitsDukes332 nonprofitsNantucket187 nonprofits

Who runs things here

Councils, elected members and health bodies we hold for this area. For the people matched to a specific ZIP code, use Who runs things.

Massachusetts - governor and statewide officials

US Senate - Massachusetts

  • Edward J. MarkeyDemocrat
  • Elizabeth WarrenDemocrat

Two senators for the whole state.

State health bodiesiNonprofit hospitals and health systems in Massachusetts, with boards filed on Form 990.

See Massachusetts hospitals

Where is it?

Largest schoolsLargest nonprofits

What we do not hold here

  • Population, housing, crime, income and other census-style figures: we hold none for the United States here, so nothing above is a rate per person.
  • Nonprofits are placed at the centre of their ZIP code, so distances are to the ZIP centre, not a street address.
  • Congressional districts come from the Census ZIP-to-district file for the 118th Congress; districts redrawn since may differ.
  • State legislators, county and most city councils are not held yet, only governors and statewide officials, two city councils and the US Congress.
  • Private and charter schools beyond the public-school list are not held.

Sources used on this pageiBuilt 2026-10-18 06:19:19 UTC. Registered addresses are not operating locations. An independent register, not affiliated with any government.

  • IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File and the Form 990 data already on this site.
  • NCES Common Core of Data (public schools) (school profiles already on this site).
  • GeoNames postal codes (ZIP centres), CC BY 4.0.
  • Representatives and councils from the public bodies already held on this site.